Can Compact Fluorescent light bulbs (Energy Star rated) be used with a dimmer switch?

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I want to know if this type of bulb work with a dimmer before I have it installed. Or will I have to use regular laght bulbs.

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Talking Green: Energy-saving light bulbs

There’s a few things you may not know about those energy-efficient bulbs.

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How much would i cost to have a Energy Star Light Bulb on for an entire month?

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Like you know, the curly lightbulbs? How much would it cost to have one on for an entire month in Canada?

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Would it be possible to power an energy star light bulb using the light it produces and photo-voltaic cells?

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Could you create a “lampshade” of photovoltaic cells that would absorb light from a standard energy star (fluorescent), create electricity, and in turn power the lightbulb again? A battery would be used to light the bulb initially and then removed. …

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Old School Light Bulbs

Mason & Remy’s new webisode! MasonAndRemy.com We combined Earth Day & Brian Williams obsession with the term “Old School” with a dirty south beat & some fake rap to create OSLB!

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If you charged a solar panel, then connected it to a strong light bulb, could that be infinite energy?

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So the light bulb would re-power the solar panel. Well infinite until the light bulb runs out…

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